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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Thermal and Geometric Error Compensation Approach for an Optical Linear Encoder.

Donatas Gurauskis, Artūras Kilikevičius, Albinas Kasparaitis

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Donatas GurauskisDepartment of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, J. Basanavičiaus g. 28, 03224 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-4073-1177
Artūras KilikevičiusInstitute of Mechanical Science, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, J. Basanavičiaus g. 28, 03224 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-4039-7300
Albinas KasparaitisDepartment of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, J. Basanavičiaus g. 28, 03224 Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Abstract

Linear displacement measuring systems, like optical encoders, are widely used in various precise positioning applications to form a full closed-loop control system. Thus, the performance of the machine and the quality of its technological process are highly dependent on the accuracy of the linear encoder used. Thermoelastic deformation caused by a various thermal sources and the changing ambient temperature are important factors that introduce errors in an encoder reading. This work presents an experimental realization of the real-time geometric and thermal error compensation of the optical linear encoder. The implemented compensation model is based on the approximation of the tested encoder error by a simple parametric function and calculation of a linear nature error component according to an ambient temperature variation. The calculation of a two-dimensional compensation function and the real-time correction of the investigated linear encoder position readings are realized by using a field programmable gate array (FPGA) computing platform. The results of the performed experimental research verified that the final positioning error could be reduced up to 98%.

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coefficient of thermal expansionmeasuring scalethermoelastic deformation

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PMID33430333
PMCPMC7825754

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